. Reminiscenes of the civil war; . hasten to a conclusion. When thesebanners were entrusted to our care we promised withhands uplifted to heaven that we would defend the honorof the State and the Nation, of which these were thesymbols, under all circumstances and to the last ex-tremity ; and in behalf of those to whom they were thusentrusted I solemnly declare that this promise has beenfaithfully performed. OP THE CIVIL WAR 239 So we return these banners to the State, fromAvhence we received them. They are bruised and tornand tattered; but, thanks be to God, there is no stain ofdishonor upon o
. Reminiscenes of the civil war; . hasten to a conclusion. When thesebanners were entrusted to our care we promised withhands uplifted to heaven that we would defend the honorof the State and the Nation, of which these were thesymbols, under all circumstances and to the last ex-tremity ; and in behalf of those to whom they were thusentrusted I solemnly declare that this promise has beenfaithfully performed. OP THE CIVIL WAR 239 So we return these banners to the State, fromAvhence we received them. They are bruised and tornand tattered; but, thanks be to God, there is no stain ofdishonor upon one of them! Receive them, sir, from our hands, and depositthem with the archives of the State. Let us always ful-fill our sacred obligations to those who are maimed orwho fell in their defense, and to their helpless families;and as we gaze with affectionate veneration upon thesesacred symbols of our national faith, let us never forgetthe lessons of patriotism and of fidelity to duty whichtheir history inculcates. 240 REMINISCENCES. Reunion of Vmnpany K, Eighth Wisconsin VolunteerInfantry, Geneva, Wisconsin, October Sth. [omrades of Company K, Ladies andGentlemen: There can be few morejoyous occasions on earth than themeeting of those who in pursuit ofsome great and glorious object haveendured together for years peril,privation and suffering, and who havebeen long separated by the chancesand vicissitudes of it is that to 3ou, comrades, who so long andso faithfully served together as soldiers in the armies ofthe Union during the late rebellion, the occasion of thisreunion is one of most intense interest and delightfulenjoyment. The friendships formed between those who volun-tarily banded together and went forth to fight, and ifneed be to die for their country, who marched and toiledside by side, and who stood shoulder to shoulder in thedark and terrible hours of battle and carnage, areamong the deepest and most lasting of earthly friend-ships. As you clasp the hand and
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